Care Group And Baker Rise To Covid-19 Challenge
Food hampers for hard-working staff A North Yorkshire care group has teamed up with a local baker to provide each of its staff with a…
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Baking To Say Thank You To Key Workers
Avalon’s manager Sarah Patten with one of the ‘thank you’ cakes; 12-year-old baker Sofia Nichols; 2-year-old Harley-Rose helps out; Recent cakes baked by Sofia Nichols The manager of…
Read more...Local Government Funding For Adult Social Care Services
The Care Provider Alliance (CPA) hasccalled for urgent action by local councils following the publication of guidance to councils by the Local Government Association (LGA)…
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Protecting The Elderly In Long-Term Care Facilities From The Risks Of COVID-19
A new report calls for measures to protect elderly people in long-term care facilities and their caregivers who are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic….
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Fairy Lights And Sparkle Shows Support For Care Workers Emergency Appeal
Across the UK people will be adding glitter to their outfits, switching on fairy lights and putting tinsel in their windows on Monday 13th April…
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Kent NHS Choir Raises The Roof With ‘Stay At Home’ And Racks Up 54,000 Views On Social Media
KCHFT Choir – This is me from Kent Community Health on Vimeo. It’s possibly the biggest challenge the NHS has ever faced, but despite the…
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Call For Unity In Fight Against Coronavirus
Providers say leave blame until after Covid-19 Care leaders are calling for a united front in the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19) as they battle to…
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World’s Largest Trial Of Potential Coronavirus Treatments Rolled Out Across UK
Hundreds join new clinical trial in race to find a cure Government provides £2.1 million investment to University of Oxford trial Several promising treatments being…
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We All Need To Do Everything We Can To Support Staff, Says NHS Confederation
Responding to today’s Downing Street press briefing, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector, said: “Two nurses…
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NHS And Care Staff Need Tests And They Need Them Now
Responding to the plan outlined by Health Secretary Matt Hancock to increase Covid-19 testing to 100,000 a day by the end of April, Niall Dickson,…
Read more...Health Secretary Sets Out Plan To Carry Out 100,000 Coronavirus Tests A Day
New 5-pillar plan outlines national effort to increase testing to 100,000 a day in England Professor John Newton appointed to drive forward programme bringing together…
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The Royal British Legion Seeks New Care Home Staff In Response To COVID-19 Outbreak
The Royal British Legion has announced that it is seeking new staff members to support its six UK care homes in Taunton, Cromer, Broadstairs, Bexhill-on-Sea,…
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Royal College Of Nursing Says Community-Based Nursing Staff Are Being Failed By Lack Of PPE
The Royal College of Nursing is demanding that nursing professionals across the UK’s health and care sector are supported with personal protective equipment (PPE) as…
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Local Care Home Offers 30-Bed Unit Free Of Charge To NHS
Weston Park Care Home, located on Moss Lane, Macclesfield, has offered a 30-bed unit to nearby Macclesfield District General Hospital free of charge in order…
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Surrey Heartlands CCG – Four CCGs Join Forces As New Commissioner Of Health And Care Services
Four clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in Surrey will join together to create one new commissioning organisation across the area, to be known as Surrey Heartlands CCG….
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